Damian Lehmann

Insights from my 2nd orienteering race:
- 13 checkpoints are easy. 20 are a mental challenge!
- Sometimes a compass is not very helpful; it's better to count every blade of grass.
- After 50 minutes, it's easy to lose focus.
- Old runners make less mistakes. But sometimes even they can't see the forest for the trees.
- If you have the impression that you’ve visited 2 checkpoints in the wrong order, listen to the pros: “Don't always be so honest!”

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Mar 1 at 9:28amWeb
Show threadRichard WebbMar 1
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Eeek - Hilly!
Always afraid in places like that of dropping too low and having to haul my way back up to a control. Lovely and white though. #Orienteering #Maps
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Edit - opened up the map and what I took to be contours on the side of a very steep hill are paths in flatland. Much more my sort of forest

Show threadDamian LehmannMar 1
@Fasgadh Exactly! That's why I joked about "counting every grass blade". You had to count paths all the time! No need for a compass at all. Bizarre...
Show threadRichard WebbMar 1

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Path counting: Try this beauty from the middle of Sheffield, England.

https://www.syo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#263

Show threadiantoMar 1
@Fasgadh @damianlehmann i thought it was steep too at first, but the printers name at the bottom didn't make sense.
This now looks very, very fast.
Show threadAram LoosmanMar 1
@damianlehmann What is that strange forest? Just a plantation or why are there so many paths in perfect alignment?
Show threadDamian LehmannMar 1
@aramloosman As far as I know, this is a purpose-built commercial forest that has existed since the 15th century: “Großer Wiener Neustädter Föhrenwald” (Great Wiener Neustadt Pine Forest). It consists mainly of black pine (Pinus nigra). #WienerNeustadt